Lady Musgrave Blenny (species: Cirripectes chelomatus) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Cirripectes chelomatus
Lady Musgrave Blenny


©J.E. Randall: Cirripectes chelomatus

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Blenniidae
Genus Cirripectes
Species Cirripectes chelomatus

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • Up to 16 m and averaging 8 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Western Pacific: off eastern Australia from Lady Musgrave Reef northward to Sir Charles Hardy Islands, as far north as Basilaki Islands, Papua New Guinea; as far south as Lord Howe Island; and eastward to Fiji and Tonga Islands.

Adults inhabit shallow rocky and coral reefs. (Fishbase)

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